1: Which of the following conditions would be considered a second-priority injury in a triage situation?
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A: burns with blisters on the lower legs |
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B: fractured wrist with a palpable pulse |
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C: hand laceration with active blood flow |
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D: fractured ribs with paradoxical chest wall motion |
2: Which of the following patients would have the highest priority in a triage situation?
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A: A 24-year-old man with a deformed lumbar spine and paralyzed legs |
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B: A 26-year-old woman with multiple lacerations, no pulse, and no respirations |
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C: A 32-year-old woman with bilateral deformed femurs and no signs of shock |
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D: A 35-year-old man who is unconscious and has a significant head laceration |
3: What is your principal concern when dealing with a hazardous materials situation?
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A: Safety |
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B: Cleanup |
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C: Extrication |
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D: Scene control |
4: What type of materials are transported with orange hazardous materials warning placards?
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A: Corrosive |
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B: Explosive |
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C: Poisonous |
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D: Flammable |
5: The three-bladed "propeller" hazardous materials warning placards indicate that what type of gas is being transported?
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A: Chlorine |
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B: Oxidized |
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C: Radioactive |
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D: Nonflammable |
6: A tractor-trailer truck is carrying a mixed load of quantities of blasting agents, chlorine, combustible liquid, and organic peroxide with a combined total weight of 965 lb. What hazardous materials warning placard should be on the outside of the trailer?
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A: Dangerous |
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B: Poison gas |
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C: Blasting agents |
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D: Please drive carefully |
7: The most harmful hazardous materials toxicity level is classified as level:
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A: 1 |
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B: 2 |
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C: 3 |
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D: 4 |
8: You are at the scene of a hazardous materials incident and are outside of the hazard zone you have established. The HazMat team has not yet arrived. An unconscious patient is lying in the danger area, and the wind is blowing from behind you toward the scene.
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A: stay upwind of the materials but remain on site. |
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B: evacuate the area and await the arrival of the HazMat team. |
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C: enter the zone rapidly with the wind at your back and quickly remove the patient. |
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D: approach the patient and provide only lifesaving care until the HazMat team can arrive and decontaminate you both. |
9: The term "decontamination" can be defined as:
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A: burning all clothing and fabrics that might have touched a contaminated patient. |
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B: limiting your contact with a contaminated patient by wearing specialized protective gear. |
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C: sterilizing any equipment that was used in a hazardous materials incident with a mixture of bleach and ammonia. |
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D: the process of removing and properly disposing of hazardous materials from the patient, equipment, and rescue personnel. |
10: You are the first ambulance to reach a multiple-casualty scene. As the most experienced EMT-B on the team, you serve as triage officer. You identify one critical patient and other less severely injured patients. When the next ambulance reaches the scene, you should:
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A: assign the critical patient to the second ambulance and accompany him or her on the transport. |
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B: immediately transport the critical patient and transfer triage duties to the officer on the second ambulance. |
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C: assign the critical patient to the second ambulance; once the critical patient is removed, you can eliminate the role of triage officer. |
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D: assign the critical patient to the second ambulance, keep any extra personnel at the scene to help, and continue as triage officer. |
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